Demonstrating its continued commitment to national sports development, the Ministry of Youth & Sports (MoYS) recently disbursed over D15 million to key federations and athletes to support international preparation
Guinea-Bissau’s Ambassador to The Gambia, H.E. Luis Domingo Camará de Barros, on Wednesday, paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Youth and Sports, Hon. Bakary Y. Badjie at his office in Banjul.
The National Inter-Departmental Sports Association (NISA) on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Youth and Sports, Hon.
The Honorable Minister of Youth and Sports, Bakary Y. Badjie , today, received at his office, H.E F. Türker Oba, Ambassador of Türkiye to The Gambia.
The Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports, Bakary Y. Badjie , this morning, chaired the Senior Staff meeting at his office in Banjul.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYS) is a Key Component of the Government of The Republic of The Gambia that is bestowed with the responsibility to coordinate, facilitate and ensure the development of youth and sports in the country. It provides the Policy direction (Youth and Sports Policies) for the smooth implementation of youth and sports activities and programmes throughout the country. The Gambia’s youth constitute over 60%of the population which necessitates the need for their effective mainstreaming and assuming center of focus to drive socio-economic change and national development. The ultimate goal of the policy is to function as a guide for the MOYS and its partners to ensure that investment in youth takes place across all sectors and in all policies and programmes..
The Ministry is responsible for policy evolution and overall coordination of the activities of youth and sports, while implementation is carried out through its six(6) satellite institutions which are Department of Planning and Programmes (DOPP), National Youth Service Scheme (NYSS), President’s International Award (PIA), National Youth Council (NYC), National Sports Council (NSC), National Enterprise Development Initiative (NEDI) and the Independence Stadium and Friendship Hotel.
Read MoreTo deliver excellence in youth and sports development by ensuring that youths are guided towards entrepreneurship, employability, leadership and encourage mass participation in sports and exercise for well being.
To be perceived as the centre/platform for empowering youth as effective aggregates in national development and for excellence in sports that generates value.
